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A spiritual journey of faith, discovery, and hope, guiding readers toward peace and refuge from the chaos of the world.
About Jeshua
Jeshua is a novel about the “lost” years of a boy whom we know as Jesus of Nazareth, who would grow up to became one of the most celebrated teachers and spiritual leaders in world history. Jeshua invites the reader to travel with this remarkable young man on his journey of personal discovery. The novel imagines where he might have gone and what he might have experienced along the way – danger, mystery, sorrow, love, healing, and, finally, the enlightenment that he sought.
John Cech
Award-winning author of numerous works of fiction, drama, and scholarship. He is a professor emeritus of English at the University of Florida. Read more
In a blend of imagination and historical research, this novel gives its reader an intriguing, satisfying experience of answering the mystery of how Jesus became Jesus. His entrance into our world as a symbol of compassion is enhanced by Cech’s well-written story.
Featured Excerpts
When we come at last into this world with all its woes, we weep, for we have lost our heavenly home and are without consolation. We would tell of all the wonders we have witnessed, but before we can reveal these mysteries, Lailah touches us with her fingertip, just above the upper lip, like a potter presses clay. Thus she leaves a mark upon us, an imprint that seals the vow to shroud our visions of the place from which we come and to which we shall one day return. We keep this pledge to her by forgetting what we have witnessed for all the days we walk the earth. But as you can see, I bear no mark from Lailah’s touch upon my upper lip, no promise to this angel, and so I am not bound to silence and can speak of these hidden things to all the world. This has been both my benison and my burden. Read more
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